How do you change the brakes on a 2000 Saturn SL?

Answer 1

I just finished a front and rear brake job on my 2000 SL2. I first went to Just Brakes and they told me what was wrong and wrote up a huge estimate. I couldn't afford that, so I went to the public library and checked out a Chilton repair guide. It has step by step instructions with pictures. Everything on the front discs are basically bolt on. The rear was a little trickier. I had to replace the wheel cylinders, so everything had to come off. Just take your time and only do one side at a time so you can look at the other. A good tip is to buy the rear spring kit and the tool to take the shoe clips off with. It took me about 3 hours to do everything and I saved over $300

Here is what I paid:

$20 front pads

$35 front calipers x 2

$16 rear shoes

$12 wheel cylinders x 2

$11 spring kit

$20 to have drums and rotors turned Good luck.